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Worksheets3E' 20 How Computers Work?
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
How many bits are in a byte?
4
2
16
8
Computer speed is measured in
memory
hertz
MB
bytes
A billion bytes is called
Kilobytes
Terabytes
Gigabytes
Megabytes
The only language a computer can read is
binary
scratch
RAM
javascript
RAM is
Operating System
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Hardware
The computer won't even turn on without this....
RAM
operating system
memory
Long- term memory is where these are stored:
program and files
RAM
clipboard
passwords
Software is
Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor
Microsoft Word, Google, Operating System
Keyboard, Google Docs, Mouse
Microsoft Word, speakers, Snipping Tool
Hardware can be broken up into two categories :
On/Off
Input/Output
Bits/Bytes
GB/MB
An example of input device is
Monitor
Printer
Keyboard
Speakers
An example of output device is
Keyboard
Mouse
Printer
microphone
The main printed circuit board in a computer.
CPU
Motherboard
RAM
DOS
CPU stands for ___.
Central Programming Unit
Computer Programming Unit
Computer Processing Unit
Central Processing Unit
An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current flow is known as __.
transistors
circuits
vacuum tubes
microprocessors
RAM stands for ___
Random Answers Monitoring
Random Access Memory
Recessed Access Memory
Random Action Monitoring
The rules, calculations, or other problem solving calculations of a computer is known as a ___.
processing
storage
output
algorithm
Which of the following are components of the CPU ( select as many as appropriate)
Control Unit
Buses
Arithmetic & Logic Unit
Dedicated Registers
The data moves along the data bus..
in one direction
in two directions
Look carefully at the CPU diagram shown here. There is a mistake in the representation of how data travels to/from one of the buses. Which bus is labelled incorrectly?
Control Bus
Address Bus
Data Bus
Here is a simple diagram representing the CPU. Which missing component is labelled by the question mark?
The ALU
Backing Store
Main Memory
System Bus
